| NOUN | artifact | Tower of Babel, Babel | (Genesis 11 |
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| Meaning | (Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another. | |
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| Synonym | Babel | |
| Category | Genesis, Book of Genesis | The first book of the Old Testament |
| Instance of | ziggurat, zikkurat, zikurat | A rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians |
| Part of | Babylon | The chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia |
| Spanish | Torre de Babel | |
| Catalan | Torre de Babel | |
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